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What is another word for
beat around the bush
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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
To talk with many digressions, not about subject
To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
To prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions
To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something
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Verb
▲
To avoid providing a clear answer or statement
equivocate
tergiversate
prevaricate
pussyfoot
hedge
waffle
fudge
weasel
ramble
dodge
duck
worm one's way out of
dance around an issue
give the runaround
sidestep
circumvent
balk
US
elude
shuck
shirk
slip out
renege
baulk
UK
flee
get around
put off
welsh
eschew
cop out
hem and haw
sneak away
“Lloyd was in no mood to
beat around the bush
, and so put direct the question he wished answered.”
Verb
▲
To talk with many digressions, not about subject
argue round and round
digress
ramble
go off on a tangent
go round in circles
Verb
▲
To speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
hem and haw
hesitate
equivocate
dance around
mince words
shilly-shally
back and fill
beg the question
hum and haw
oscillate
vary
fluctuate
waver
blow hot and cold
see-saw
alternate
yo-yo
swing
displace
shift
turn
transform
alter
mutate
change
digress
go up and down
vacillate
sway
go from one extreme to the other
Verb
▲
To prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions
palter
equivocate
prevaricate
hedge
tergiversate
quibble
vacillate
temporise
UK
temporize
US
be evasive
beat about the bush
dodge the issue
be vague
hum and haw
duck the issue
evade the issue
sidestep the issue
stall for time
shift focus
pussyfoot
flannel
shilly-shally
be non-committal
parry questions
dodge
waffle
stall
evade
weasel
fudge
sit on the fence
fence
sidestep
shuffle
blow hot and cold
mince words
cop out
duck the question
fudge the issue
hem and haw
duck
avoid
cavil
stonewall
tergiverse
avoid the issue
be noncommittal
shuffle about
pass the buck
cop a plea
pussyfoot around
hesitate
shuck
give the run around
shuffle around
be indecisive
hedge your bets
flip-flop
parry
con
jive
adumbrate
lie
subtilize
pettifog
fib
be ambiguous
run around
cover up
give run around
beg the question
straddle the fence
cloud the issue
tell white lie
double-talk
mince matters
skirt
falsify
misrepresent
shift ground about
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
shift
shirk
blather
fast-talk
delay
procrastinate
tarry
defer
put off
play for time
use Fabian tactics
hang back
play a waiting game
gain time
kick the can down the road
avoid making a decision
use delaying tactics
avoid committing oneself
take your time
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Verb
▲
To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something
stall
delay
hesitate
procrastinate
dither
temporise
UK
temporize
US
tarry
equivocate
hedge
defer
stonewall
filibuster
prevaricate
postpone
distract
divert
hang back
hold back
hang fire
play for time
use delaying tactics
gain time
buy time
drag your feet
take one's time
avoid the issue
beat about the bush
hold over
kick the can down the road
vacillate
shilly-shally
hum and haw
tergiversate
dally
haver
pussyfoot around
waffle
flannel
fluctuate
waver
swither
sit on the fence
dilly-dally
be indecisive
evade
dodge
dawdle
blow hot and cold
falter
halt
pussyfoot
pause
put off
be evasive
be non-committal
dodge the issue
quibble
hem and haw
parry questions
palter
scruple
stagger
be undecided
linger
oscillate
evade the issue
sidestep
hold off
waste time
teeter
wobble
be vague
mince words
fudge the issue
duck the question
wabble
shillyshally
avoid
lag
weasel
fence
fudge
balance
shuffle
cavil
think twice
be unsure
obstruct
be irresolute
take your time
sidestep the issue
cop out
stall for time
drag your heels
duck the issue
play a waiting game
wait
deliberate
trifle
stop
duck
loiter
parry
be uncertain
be doubtful
get cold feet
yo-yo
pass the buck
cop a plea
be ambiguous
hang about
hang around
perendinate
potter
shift
shirk
resist
skirt
falsify
blather
misrepresent
see-saw
block
be in two minds
be ambivalent
faff about
tergiverse
slow-walk
shuck
mark time
kill time
hinder
fast-talk
shift ground about
use dilatory tactics
put on the back burner
mess around
um and ah
while away time
be noncommittal
prevent
hedge your bets
flip-flop
shuffle around
give the run around
let the grass grow under one's feet
move slowly
avoid committing oneself
use Fabian tactics
avoid making a decision
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
employ delaying tactics
discontinue
cease
goldbrick
cool
poke
change
vary
stay
drag
sway
sit tight
adopt Fabian tactics
hold on
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
be dilatory
postpone action
put off doing something
suspend action
jive
con
adumbrate
lie
subtilize
pettifog
fib
be unable to decide
whiffle waffle
be unable to make up your mind
run hot and cold
tell white lie
mince matters
run around
cover up
cloud the issue
give run around
beg the question
shuffle about
straddle the fence
double-talk
shift focus
alternate
demur
dillydally
hover
seesaw
stumble
doubt
balk
US
boggle
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
baulk
UK
be hesitant
shy away
be reluctant
be unwilling
pull back
think about
sit on fence
chop and change
vacillate about
change mind
keep changing your mind
have misgivings about
have qualms about
waver about
think twice about
have scruples about
shy away from
straddle
shy
disrelish
shrink
shrink from
scruple about
baulk at
hesitate over
hesitate to
boggle at
fence-straddle
hang back from
have reservations about
be chary of
flinch from
be coy about
be cagey about
be shy about
recoil from
mind doing something
be reluctant about
swing
be on the horns of a dilemma
straggle
be on the fence
will and will not
jib
whiffle
be equivocal about
be non-committal about
be undecided about
equivocate about
stay back
shrink back
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
be cagey
be tentative
have doubts
be divided
feel uncertain
wonder about
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
think something unlikely
express suspicions about
be dubious
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
lack conviction
be sceptical
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
feel uneasy about
be averse to
be reluctant to
be hesitant to
fight shy of
be diffident about
be sorry to
be afraid to
hate to
quail at
not like to
be unwilling to
be bashful about
be against
be opposed to
be indisposed to
be slow to
be disinclined to
be ashamed to
be loath to
not be in favour of
not have the heart to
fret
worry
stickle
demur from
drag one's heels over
demur about
balk at
stick at
have qualms
drag one's feet over
be loath
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